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Fungal bioinsecticide with a sting

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A fungus engineered to express a scorpion toxin may prove useful in combating insect pests.

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Figure 1: Mode of action of a genetically modified entomopathogenic fungus and the consequences for managing insect pests.

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  1. Matthew B. Thomas is at CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia matthew.thomas@csiro.au,

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  2. Departments of Biology and Entomology, Andrew F. Read is at the Centre for Infectious Disease Dynamics, 208 Mueller Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. a.read@psu.edu,

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